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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #30 on: December 30, 2016, 12:42:47 pm »
Welcome back mate!

It's funny how we both sold our MK5's at similar times 2014,  bought ep3's as run arounds and now ended up back in MK5's  at similar times! It must be the Crawley air  :grin:

I got the latest part numbers from rtechperformance website :happy2: I would post a link but signal is sh*t.

I'm using NGK 7's spark plugs in mine with a stage 1 tune but they state there good for stock -> 2+

James a VDS said you've emailed him, if you decide to go with him you won't be disappointment with his work mate.

Can't wait to see this and have a catch up :happy2:

I'll second that, I go to VDS too, wouldn't have anyone else look at my car! James really knows his stuff! :)


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I'm in talks with James regarding few bits  :happy2:

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #31 on: December 30, 2016, 12:43:35 pm »
Great work , looking nice and fresh, just a question regarding the LED number plate bulbs, have you experienced any bulb out issues?

Cheers mate, not yet. But only had them in a few days.

Will report further down the line.

Si

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2017, 01:56:43 pm »
Nice , these threads are giving me a lot of information on things I will need to do
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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #33 on: January 05, 2017, 04:24:32 pm »
Nice , these threads are giving me a lot of information on things I will need to do

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #34 on: January 05, 2017, 04:33:30 pm »
Wife kindly took my son to the shops the other weekend so I could have a day cleaning  :signLOL:

Made a start the evening before giving a full wash and dry, then got out the garage the next day to make a start.

Gave the paintwork a full clay:






Then broke out the machine polisher:



Started with my usual, 3M FastCut and green pad. Few passes on the roof and starting to get good results:






Then next was the PB Blackhole with a black waffle pad:



Getting there:



The usual marks ontop of the rear bumper:








Much better:






Boot has a few areas to improve, plus a small dent I need to get removed:



Then gave full car a coating of DJ Purple haze:



Not bad for a days work:






Over the years I have noticed, first full detail always good. But to try and get everything at once a big job. Like with everything building up overtime really helps. This car has been used and not pampered before me. So will start to notice a big improvement with the paint work over the next few months.

Next jobs, cam belt, water pump and cam chain.

Si

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #35 on: January 05, 2017, 04:36:11 pm »
Lovely work, great improvement on the bumper lip especially!

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #36 on: January 05, 2017, 04:48:18 pm »
Lovely work, great improvement on the bumper lip especially!

Cheers.

Still a way to go, but defiantly an improvement on the paintwork.

Think will tackle again nearer the spring and then seal with a good sealant as heard good for black.

I am not looking forward to dusty summer days and my OCD mind....  :surprised:

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #37 on: January 06, 2017, 10:05:33 am »
Lovely work, great improvement on the bumper lip especially!

Cheers.

Still a way to go, but defiantly an improvement on the paintwork.

Think will tackle again nearer the spring and then seal with a good sealant as heard good for black.

I am not looking forward to dusty summer days and my OCD mind....  :surprised:

Twice a year I fill my swirls with glossworks glaze, seal with Jetseal 109 and wax with autoglym super HD. In my detailing thread - http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,89106.msg902491.html#msg902491

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #38 on: January 06, 2017, 01:54:19 pm »
Cheers will take a look.

Si

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #39 on: January 10, 2017, 01:12:36 pm »
So picked a few bits up from TPS this week, and booked car in with James at VDS Performance in Redhill to get them fitted.



Camber kit, water pump, aux belt, coolant, cam chain, cam chain tensioner, rocker cover and chain cover gaskets:



(At time had collect the oil pump tensioner instead of chain, when back next day to sort).




















Looking forward to getting these all fitted, happy knowing all be 100% then.

Si

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #40 on: January 13, 2017, 02:02:05 pm »
Car all done, went along to James at VDS performance in Redhill. Highly reccomend if anyone has any VAG related work.




All dropped off at 9am







James kept in contact with me all day to update how was going, and did a fnatastic job. Very pleased, excellent work and the car drives great. As was up on the ramps also asked James to fit my new Rev G DV, clearly needed it from split in old one!




Some of the old parts removed:




Typically the day I book the car in it SNOWS! No chance to test on way home, just a gentle run home:



Once clears will update on how car performs now.

Si

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #41 on: January 14, 2017, 08:38:51 am »
Now that's what I Call cleaning a car! :notworthy: :congrats:
It realy looks like it came out of the showroom! :happy2:
And some nice engine maintenance! :wink:

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #42 on: January 14, 2017, 09:29:17 am »
Now that's what I Call cleaning a car! :notworthy: :congrats:
It realy looks like it came out of the showroom! :happy2:
And some nice engine maintenance! :wink:

Cheers mate

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #43 on: February 15, 2017, 02:44:12 pm »
Time for an update guys, sorry for slow posts recently.

After getting the work done the other month I was getting the EML light up, nothing to do with the quality of James' work, far from it. Just one of those things, plus he went the extra mile to help diagnose.

So on collecting the car James had said was getting a P000A Bank 1 error, at first he felt was N205, so rather than just chucking a new one in he spent time cleaning old one for me, and we got the code cleared. Unfortunately it came on within 10 miles. So we felt a new N205 was the answer, another trip to TPS:



Also picked up a pair of new wiper blades whilst in there.

So went back to James, he fitted the new valve. Did a live test run with VDCS and all seemed good. Was a slight concern as the values did dropped once during the test run but thought was just new valve adjusting.

Got home all fine, but light came on next day (under 20 miles) Dam!! Back to the drawing board.

After a bit of research, head scratching and calling upon my brother. We felt a oil change and pick up pipe could be the answer. Also read up about the cam chain adjuster seals going. So... another trip back to TPS! This time I got invited round the other side and my own chair pulled up! Guys in there really great and always very helpful.

So I ordered:
6 litres of oil
One genuine oil filter
Two BOSCH oil filters (had 10 litres of 5/30 oil to do the two oil flushes)
Sump plug and washer
Dipstick
Oil pick up pipe
Pick up pipe seal
Sump sealant
Cam chain gasket
Brake vacuum housing gasket (correct one this time)
Three cam chain seals
Plus two engine cover rubbers (been off so much recently old ones starting to show signs of wear!!)















Then loaded all in the car and paid my brother a visit (front discs/pads still to fit!):




On the ramps:








Drained the old (well just over 1,000 mile!) oil and popped a BOSCH filter on, filled up and did a quick 10 mile test run to get oil flowing round. We was going to do an engine flush, but heard mixed reviews on this so went for this option. We then drain oil and fitted the second BOSCH filter and run up again.

Can see her filter on right after first change and only 10 miles, one on left was the second so defiantly clearing it up:




Plus oil coming out of second change much clearer (the first one was still black after only 10 miles):




Time to drop the sump now:








All bolts in same ordered:



Sump came of nice and easy (think test runs helped). Oil pick up pipe was in a bit of a mess, plus a lot of debris in it and the bottom of sump:
















Washed old pick up pipe out just to see what crude was in there:




New vs old:






Cleaning sump out:










Much better:




Running small bead on new sealant:






All bolts torqued up to factory settings:




Gave everything a little clean under there:




Then whilst the sealant was setting before putting good oil in, started to take the cam chain housing off. Ended up taking fuel pump, battery, turbo heat shield all off so as to make room, plus make sure nice and lined up when refitting.

Once we took the cam chain housing off, one of the seals was broken in the bottom of it, so 100% my issue. At last problem solved!!








New chain and tensioner all perfect:




Removed old seals:




New ones fitted:






All back together:




Plus I can report after 70 miles now no EML light!! Yes. Sorted. So pleased to get done. Plus if anyone else thinking of doing or getting cam chain done replace those seals, only £30

Si

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Re: Black 3 door GTi
« Reply #44 on: February 15, 2017, 02:52:43 pm »
Good article and thorough - more importantly glad you've got it sorted!!  :happy2: